Marshfield High School entered the final week of the Regular Season in athletics, and it has been a busy one. Teams are looking to improve their seedings and rankings and qualify for the State Tournament.
The MHS Softball Team took another step forward in securing a home field advantage through the 1st couple of rounds with a 3 – 0 shoutout over Weymouth. The Rams got strong starting pitching from Caroline Arruda. The Freshman struck 11 batters in route to the victory. Junior Sophia Blanco drove in 2 runs for the Rams while Junior Lily Newman added 2 hits. On Wednesday, the Rams continued their winning ways with a 7 – 1 victory over P/N. Caroline Arruda was again tough on the mound striking out 13 batters. Junior Sarah McIntyre and Senior Ava De Joie each had a triple and 2 runs driven in for Marshfield. The team picked up another win, 12 – 8 over Whitman Hanson to close out the week. Juniors Sarah McIntyre, Sofia Blanco and Freshman Maddie Adams all had 3 hits in the win.
The Girls Tennis Team, looking for every win to jump back into the top 32, traveled to Silver Lake this week and took home a 4 – 1 victory. The Rams were led by Seniors Emily Herzog, Sarah Hubbard and Hailey Johnson in their victory.
The Boys Tennis Team also got a win this week in their makeup Match against Pembroke. The Rams were led again by freshman Julian Baker who won at 1st singles and Juniors Owen Cook and Brendan Tierney took home the win in their Doubles Match. The Rams beat Pembroke 4 – 1. The Team continued their busy week, dropping a close one to P/N, 3 – 2 and defeating Silver Lake on Wednesday, 4 – 1.
Junior Cole Perreault picked up a win at 3rd Singles and both Doubles won their matches (Brendan Tierney, Will Clark, Owen Cook and Taylor Byrd) The Baseball Team dropped their 1st game of the week against P/N. Senior Tor Maas drove in both Marshfield runs. Senior Jack Doherty had 2 hits for Marshfield and Senior Alden Scolponeti also had a hit for the Rams. The Rams could not complete the comeback against Duxbury on Wednesday, falling 3 -2 to the Dragons. Senior Tor Maas pitched a complete game and only allowed 1 hit after the 1st inning.
Junior Aidan Summers played a great game for the Rams defensively in Centerfield. The Girls Lacrosse Team hosted Silver Lake for their Senior Game. The Rams came away with the
victory, 17 – 3. Marshfield got major contributions up and down their lineup from Seniors Gabby Reardon, Kayla Leonard, Ava and Hannah Conn, Madison Murphy and Camryn Jordan to name a few. The Boys Lacrosse Team traveled to Silver Lake and won on the road, 16 – 12. Senior Charlie Carroll continues to fill the net up with goals, registering 7 against the Lake. Juniors Nolan Cavanaugh and Brody Jordan also had strong games for the Boys Lacrosse Team in the win.
The Girls and Boys Track and Field Teams competed in the Patriot League, League Meet this past week, finishing 3rd overall and 1st in the Keenan Division. Senior Eleanor Angeles-Whitfield finished 1st in the 2 Mile and Sarah Peney, Mia LoVuolo, Charloette Perreault and Eleanor Angeles Whitfield finished 1st in the 4x800 Relay.
The Boys Team was breaking records with their performance in the League Meet. Senior Graham Heinrich set the Meet record in the 800 and Senior Nathan Looney also set the Meet Record in both the High Jump and 200M. The 4x400 Team of Brady Lauria, Tom Bongiolatti, Graham Heinrich and Matt McCabe finished 2nd overall.
The MHS Rugby Team unfortunately had their last Match of the Season postponed until after print.
Hopefully Rugby finishes off their Regular Season with some other teams this weekend.
